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Alzheimer's Disease - new study sheds light on how brain cells die

27 Jan 2012 - A new study challenges conventional thinking about how brain cells die in Alzheimer’s disease. The findings demonstrate a previously unknown mechanism by which the cells die and will help lead researchers in new directions for treating the degenerative brain disease. The study by scientists at the University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute is published this week in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
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Building Canada-UK Collaborations in CNS Disorders

27 Jan 2012 - The BNA was well represented at a Partnering and Networking event held at the Canadian High Commission in London this week with Duncan Banks (Treasurer), Ian Varndell (Acting CE), Simon Schultz and Dervila Glynn (Local Group representatives for Imperial College London and Cambridge Neuroscience, respectively). The message from the event was that, "Canada is open for business" and collaborations with UK and other European groups are actively being sought.
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Mind-altering drugs research call from Prof David Nutt

24 Jan 2012 - Former government drugs adviser and BNA President Prof David Nutt has said that regulations should be relaxed to enable researchers to experiment on mind-altering drugs. Prof Nutt told BBC News that magic mushrooms, LSD, ecstasy, cannabis and mephedrone all have potential therapeutic applications. However, he said they were not being studied because of the restrictions placed on researching illegal drugs.
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